Posts
Pastor Greg
John 8:1-12 -
1/23/2014
Everything we do is on camera one
person says we are all movie stars.
Bank robber was caught because
his demands were written on the back of his own check!
Have you ever been caught in the
act of doing something wrong?
The woman in this story was
caught for adultery. Her story says we can be forgiven, our sins forgotten and
we can be set free. The story of "He who is without sin, let him cast the
first stone." This is one of the most quoted and misunderstood of all of
Jesus' quotes.
John 8:1-12 (NKJV)
But Jesus went to the Mount of
Olives. [2] Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the
people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. [3] Then the scribes and
Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her
in the midst, [4] they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in
adultery, in the very act. [5] Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such
should be stoned. But what do You say?" [6] This they said, testing Him,
that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down
and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. [7] So when
they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who
is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first." [8] And
again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. [9] Then those who heard it,
being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the
oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in
the midst. [10] When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman,
He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one
condemned you?" [11] She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to
her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." [12] Then Jesus
spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows
Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
Jesus went to the Mount of
Olives. He was away from others and was spending time with God. Sometimes we
need to do that. Unplug from our digital world and sit and know that God is
there.
Those who are quick to find fault
with others often have greater fault in their own lives.
When we are confronted with a
fellow Christian who has fallen into sin.
The objective is to restore, not
to destroy!
Galatians 6:1 (NKJV)
Brethren, if a man is overtaken
in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of
gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
Galatians 6:1 (NLT)
Dear brothers and sisters, if
another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and
humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall
into the same temptation yourself.
6 reasons not to commit adultery:
1. You do incredible damage to
your spouse.
1 Corinthians 6:16 (NLT)
And don't you realize that if a
man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the
Scriptures say, "The two are united into one."
Adultery has grounds for divorce
and it also is grounds for forgiveness.
2. You damage yourself
Colossians 3:5-6 (NLT)
So put to death the sinful,
earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality,
impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an
idolater, worshiping the things of this world. [6] Because of these sins, the
anger of God is coming.
If you are doing these things,
them you are in a back sliders state as a Christian.
Divorce rate of the people who
married their lovers 75%
3. You do incredible damage to
your children.
Just like alcoholics pass on
their traits, cheaters seem to pass on theirs as well.
4. You do damage to the church.
5. It damages the cause of
Christ.
6. You sin against The Lord.
----------------
There are sins of the flesh as
well as sins of the spirit.
2 Corinthians 7:1 (NLT)
Because we have these promises,
dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body
or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
Sins of the spirit is to
knowingly go against what is true
Some sins are greater than
others. When you know what is true and you sin against it, that is worse than
the person who does not know the truth.
Those who know the word are held
to a higher standard.
Some people take Gods
graciousness as leniency and some will say that he approves it.
2 Peter 3:9 (NLT)
The Lord isn't really being slow
about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake.
He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
Pharisees were trying to trap
Jesus:
John 8:6-10 (NLT)
They were trying to trap him into
saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote
in the dust with his finger. [7] They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up
again and said, "All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the
first stone!" [8] Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust. [9]
When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the
oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.
[10] Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, "Where are your
accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?"
Romans 2:16 (NLT)
And this is the message I
proclaim-that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge
everyone's secret life.
A non believers favorite verse:
Matthew 7:1 (NKJV)
"Judge not, that you be not
judged.
Matthew 7:6 (NKJV)
"Do not give what is holy to
the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their
feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
You have to evaluate, that means
you are to judge.
John 7:24 (NKJV)
Do not judge according to
appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."
If a Christian is involved in
sin, it is our responsibility to call them out.
1 Corinthians 5:11-12 (NKJV)
But now I have written to you not
to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or
covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-not
even to eat with such a person. [12] For what have I to do with judging those
also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside?
1 Corinthians 6:2 (NKJV)
Do you not know that the saints
will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy
to judge the smallest matters?
You don't want to condemn, you
want to restore. That is what you do after judging.
John 8:10 (NKJV)
When Jesus had raised Himself up
and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those
accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?"
Jesus referred to this girl in a
respectful term, he can do that because:
Jesus did not see her for what
she presently was, He saw her for what she could be.
John 8:11 (NKJV)
She said, "No one,
Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin
no more."
He is saying a harlot can become
a lady, because he has forgiven you already. You can go and sin no more.
God will accept you as you are,
but he doesn't want to leave you that way.
Don't be known for who you were,
but who you are in Christ.
You should be so transformed that
people would be amazed of who you used to be.
Transformation can happen
instantly. John 8:11 (NKJV)
She said, "No one,
Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin
no more."
She immediately became a believer
and called Jesus, Lord. She suddenly could praise The Lord.
Jesus gave her 3 promises:
1. Her sins could be forgotten.
Jeremiah 31:34 (NKJV)
No more shall every man teach his
neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all
shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD.
For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
We should not choose to remember
what God has chosen to forget.
2. She did not have to fear the
judgement day.
Romans 8:1 (NKJV)
There is therefore now no
condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the
flesh, but according to the Spirit.
3. She had new power to face her
problems.
If you play around with sin, sin
will play around with you.
What have we learned from this
story:
1. Do not commit sexual sin.
2. Do not condemn others who have
sinned, but try to restore them.
3. When you have sinned, it is
not the end.
What ever you have done God can
forgive.
No comments:
Post a Comment